Highest-Paid CEOs
Highest-Paid CEOs
In 2024, CEO pay at S&P 500 companies increased 7% from the previous year—to an average of $18.9 million in total compensation. Meanwhile, the median U.S. worker made just $49,500, a 3 percent bump over the previous year.
| Ticker | Company | CEO | Year | CEO Pay Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Co | Thomas Hill | 2024 | $12,860,753 |
| IMCR | Immunocore Holdings plc | Bahija Jallal | 2024 | $12,852,234 |
| ETR | Entergy Corp | Andrew Marsh | 2024 | $12,846,375 |
| BXP | BXP Inc | Owen Thomas | 2024 | $12,844,078 |
| SEE | Sealed Air Corp | Patrick Kivits | 2024 | $12,820,613 |
| QRVO | Qorvo, Inc. | Robert Bruggeworth | 2024 | $12,816,409 |
| NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd | Harry Sommer | 2024 | $12,811,659 |
| VICI | VICI Properties Inc | Edward Pitoniak | 2024 | $12,800,745 |
| CE | Celanese Corp | Lori Ryerkerk | 2024 | $12,795,946 |
| NI | NiSource Inc | Lloyd Yates | 2024 | $12,784,970 |
| CHE | Chemed Corp | K.J. McNamara | 2024 | $12,769,564 |
| PRCH | Porch Group, Inc. | Matt Ehrlichman | 2024 | $12,760,578 |
| SITM | SITIME Corp | Rajesh Vashist | 2024 | $12,758,288 |
| DINO | HF Sinclair Corp | Timothy Go | 2024 | $12,754,057 |
| VSCO | Victoria's Secret & Co. | Martin Waters | 2024 | $12,750,535 |
| ARVN | Arvinas, Inc. | John Houston | 2024 | $12,746,981 |
| HALO | Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. | Helen Torley | 2024 | $12,741,421 |
| EXEL | Exelixis, Inc. | Michael Morrissey | 2024 | $12,732,048 |
| JNPR | Juniper Networks Inc | Rami Rahim | 2024 | $12,696,193 |
| ZD | Ziff Davis, Inc. | Vivek Shah | 2024 | $12,693,370 |
NOTE: For companies with more than one CEO during the year, the highest-paid CEO is included in the database. Pay ratio between CEO pay and median employee pay are displayed as disclosed by each company’s proxy statement. The CEO pay ratio may not equal the displayed CEO’s total compensation due to differing company methodologies in calculating pay ratios.
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